WO1999038238A1 - Battery identification system - Google Patents
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- WO1999038238A1 WO1999038238A1 PCT/US1999/000208 US9900208W WO9938238A1 WO 1999038238 A1 WO1999038238 A1 WO 1999038238A1 US 9900208 W US9900208 W US 9900208W WO 9938238 A1 WO9938238 A1 WO 9938238A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
- H02J7/00032—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by data exchange
- H02J7/00038—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by data exchange using passive battery identification means, e.g. resistors or capacitors
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
- H02J7/00047—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries with provisions for charging different types of batteries
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- the present invention relates to battery identification systems utilized by
- each battery type may possess a different charging profile
- one electrical device may employ a number of different battery types is the need, at
- the present invention entails a battery identification system that can be
- the battery identification system comprises a battery type identification
- circuit that includes one or more input switches that are coupled to a voltage divider
- Each voltage divider is made up of a series of voltage divider segments.
- segment is designed to produce a coded signal that is a function of the on/off state of
- the employed battery is
- switch actuators provided with one or more switch actuators.
- the position and spacing of the switch actuators on the battery in effect uniquely identify the type of the battery. Further,
- certain switch actuators of the battery actuate one or
- a number of different battery type identification circuits are disclosed.
- these circuits are similar but include different types of input switches.
- the input switches take the
- the input is in form of mechanical, magnetic and optical switches.
- the input is in form of mechanical, magnetic and optical switches.
- Figure 1 is an exploded, perspective view of a typical cellular telephone
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the battery identification system of the
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the battery identification system of the
- present invention illustrating an embodiment utilizing a series of magnetic switches.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the battery identification system of the
- present invention illustrating an embodiment utilizing a series of galvanic contacts.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the battery identification system of the
- present invention illustrating an embodiment utilizing a series of optical switches.
- a cellular telephone indicated generally by the numeral 10,
- Cellular telephone 10 includes a housing 12,
- the present invention could also be used to establish and
- Fig. 2 generally illustrating both the
- battery pack 18 is configured so as to include a series of three protruding
- switch actuators 22 which are adapted to be received and engage a corresponding
- circuit 30 which includes a series of three input switches, generally indicated by the
- Each input switch 32 is mechanical in nature, and comprises a plunger
- plunger 32a is an electrically conductive contact 32b, which moves back and forth
- Battery type identification circuit 30 further includes a regulated voltage
- each primary resistor 38 is electrically connected to the upper terminal
- line 44 is connected to the upper input switch
- line 46 is connected to the
- Logic controller 50 is adapted to receive a
- the logic controller 50 is configured so as
- switch actuators 22 formed on the surface of the battery pack align
- the upper switch terminal 32c will have a voltage equal to the voltage of the
- the reference voltage is taken to be ground, that is 0.0 volts. Therefore, a closed switch
- controller 50 would be at a 0.0 volt level.
- logic controller 50 would be at a 0.0 volt level, hence the code value 000.
- the battery type identification circuit 30 shown in Fig. 2 essentially produces a three
- the values of the primary resistors 38 will typically be chosen so as
- Figure 3 illustrates a second, alternate embodiment of the battery
- an electrically conductive contact 32b is rigidly coupled to the interior
- magnetically actuated reed or Hall effect switches could also be
- tip 24 and corresponding magnetic plunger 32e would typically be designed such that
- the two magnetic components repel one another when they are brought into close
- the magnetic tip 24 of the actuator will eventually move to within a
- contact 32b is ultimately urged into direct contact with both terminals 32c and 32d. By contacting both switch terminals 32c and 32d, the contact 32b effectively shorts
- Fig. 3 are identical to those previously described for the first embodiment, and hence
- controller 50 would be at a 0.0 volt level.
- the battery type identification circuit 30 shown in Fig. 3 also produces a three bit
- switches 32 is responsible for the binary nature of the code. As was the case with the
- a three bit, binary code is capable of representing eight unique states or, in this
- Figure 4 illustrates a third, alternate embodiment of the battery identification
- Each conductive contact pad 34 effectively comprises one half of a contact
- switch actuators 22 formed on the surface of the battery pack align
- circuit 30 utilized in the particular embodiment illustrated in Fig. 4 differs
- connection to the reference voltage point is made in a slightly different manner. As shown in Fig. 4, upon
- connection to the reference voltage point is made internally within the battery
- galvanic contacts could easily be designed so as to facilitate
- contact actuating means such as disclosed herein, also facilitates flush mounted
- the BitO input to the logic controller 50 would be at a 0.0 volt level.
- Bit2 input to the logic controller 50 would be at a 0.0 volt level
- the battery type identification circuit 30 shown in Fig. 4 also produces a three bit
- 16 is three bits in length, while the dual position nature of relevant conductive pad pair
- Figure 5 illustrates a fourth, alternate embodiment of the battery identification
- optically actuated input switches generally indicated by the numeral 62.
- optical switch 62 is comprised of a photo-detecting diode 66, a pair of generally
- the photo-detecting diode 66 is disposed
- optical transmission path is established between the emitting and detecting diodes, 68
- the battery type identification circuit 60 of which the optical switches 62 are
- integral components further contains a pair of primary resistors 74 and an emitting
- circuit 60 In the embodiment shown in Fig. 5, one terminal of each primary resistor
- output signal lines 82 and 84 are also electrically connected to the
- photo-detecting diode 66 is in turn connected to the ground point 78.
- the emitting diode resistor 76 one terminal is connected to the ground point 78,
- the anode of the diode 64 is then connected directly to the regulated voltage
- photo-detecting diode 66 effectively behaves as a closed switch when light strikes an
- the diode 66 becomes a very good
- the photo-emitting diode 64 is designed so as to continuously
- switch actuators 22 formed on the surface of the battery pack align with and are
- diode 64 is no longer able to travel across the aperture air gap and strike the
- the battery type identification circuit 60 shown in Fig. 5 produces a two bit, binary
- the code produced is two bits in length
- optical switches 62 While the dual state nature of the optical switches 62 is responsible for the binary
- binary code is capable of representing four unique states or, in this application,
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DE69909431T DE69909431T2 (en) | 1998-01-22 | 1999-01-06 | BATTERY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM |
EEP200000434A EE200000434A (en) | 1998-01-22 | 1999-01-06 | Battery Identification System |
EP99900760A EP1050095B1 (en) | 1998-01-22 | 1999-01-06 | Battery identification system |
AU20270/99A AU2027099A (en) | 1998-01-22 | 1999-01-06 | Battery identification system |
BR9907111-8A BR9907111A (en) | 1998-01-22 | 1999-01-06 | Battery type identification system, e, battery |
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